I f, a f t e r s e v e r a l years, the t u n e r do e s no t
see m to r e c a l l your s e t tings w h e n c h a nging
bands, the lit hium backup battery may have run
down.
Contact your Yaesu dealer for replace
ment of the battery.
A l l a n t e n n a t u n e r co n t ro l s are i n t h e upper
right co rner o f t h e f ro n t p a n e l.
The i ndic a
tor win dow shows 'REA DY ' (in green ) w h e n it
has rec a l l e d previous s e t ti ngs, o r fou n d an
accep t a b l e m a t ch wi t h new set tings; 'WA I T '
( ye l low ) whi l e t h e t u n e r is acti v e l y r e t u ning;
o r 'WARN ' ( r e d ) when it has f ai l ed to fi nd a
match below 3 : 1.
No t e :
you m u s t t r a n s mit a s t e ady c a r rier
at fu l l pow e r whi l e the a n t e n n a tuner is
seeking a new match. Refer to the note at
the begi n ni ng of this s e c tio n ( § 4. 7. 1 ) fo r
how to do t his.
To use the antenna tuner:
( 1) S e l e c t you r o p e r a ti ng band a n d fre
quency ( must be HF ham band ).
( 2 ) Press the TUNER switch.
'REA DY' wil l
appear i n the status window.
I f 'WA IT'
a p p e a r s , t h e t u n e r is r e c a l l i ng i t s
p r evious set tings, and ' RE A DY ' shou l d
appear i n a moment.
( 3 ) Press the D I G I TA L SWR switch to monitor
SWR o n the di spl ay.
This s t e p is no t
nece s s a ry, but is co nvenien t w h e n s e t
ting t h e tuner m e mo ries u p i ni ti a l l y
fo r you r s t a tio n s e t u p.
( 4 ) A f t e r ensuri ng t h a t t h e f r e q u e n c y is
c l e ar, key the t r an s mi t t e r to t r a n s mi t
a c a r ri e r ( a nd k e e p i t k e y e d fo r t h e
n ex t s t e p ) .
( 5 )
I f the SWR i s below 3 : 1, hit the START
switch momentarily.
'WA IT' appears in
the status window while the tuner seeks
the lowest SWR, and then eit her 'READY'
or 'WARN' will appear.
( 6 ) Unkey t he transmitter.
I f ' REA DY ' is indic a t ed, t h e t u n e r h a s fo u n d
a n acceptable match: press the D I G I TA L SWR
swi t c h to r e t u rn the dis p l ay to t h e o p e r a ti ng
frequency, s e l e c t you r desired o p e r a ti ng mode
and proceed with normal operation.
I f 'WARN ' is i n di c a t e d , t h e t u ner cou l d no t
find an acce p t a b l e m a t c h :
you wi l l n e e d to
find another frequency where the antenna does
m a t c h , or rep l a c e or readj u s t t h e a n t e n n a it
se l f. You can a l so use t h e F T -767GX wi t h a n
ex t e r n a l a n t e n n a tuner, in which c a s e j u s t s e t
the TUNER switch o n t h e front panel off.
Note:
The antenna tuner circuitry wil l be
bypassed if the TUNER switch is turned off
( o u t ) . Kee p t his swi t c h in t h e depre s s e d
posi tion i f you w a n t t h e t u n e r active.
While the TUNER switch is on, if you transmit
on a frequency where the SWR of the antenna is
above 3 : 1, 'WA I T ' wi l l be indicated in t h e
tuner window a s the tuner automatically starts
r e t u ning.
I t wi l l requi r e a s t e ady c a r ri e r to
fin d t he mini m u m SWR poi n t , so if o p e r a ting
CW, ho l d the key dow n ( wi t h the keye r o f f ) .
I f o p e r a ti ng S S B, you m u s t p rovide long,
steady modulation ( ' aaahhhhhhh' ) until 'READY '
or 'WARN ' co m es o n , o r b e t t e r y e t , swi t c h to
CW or FM ( don' t m ake noise in the mic if you
use FM ! ).
PO
Meter Calibration
To use the PO function of the analog m u l
ti m e t e r as a w a t t m e t e r , you shou l d fir s t
c a lib r a t e i t to the digi t a l w a t t m e t e r.
Set the Meter Selector to the PO position,
a n d p r ess t he RF PWR swi t c h to t h e rig h t
o f the disp l ay a f t e r se l e c ti ng the t e s t
f r e q u e ncy.
T h e k e y the t r an s mi t t er a n d
a d j u s t t h e PO ADJ co n t ro l on the r e a r
p a n e l s o t h a t t h e a n a log m e t e r i n di c a tio n
(on the PO scale ) m atches the digital dis
play of power output.
4. 7. 2
S S B Transmission
With a microphone ( MD- 1B8 Desktop Mic, MH-1B8
Handie Scanning Mic or YH- 48A H andie Scanning
D T M F Mic ) co n n e c t e d to the M I C j ack on t h e
front p a n e l , e n s u r e t h e fo l lo wi ng con t ro l s a r e
p r e s e t a s indic a t e d :
METER s e l e c to r . .
. . . A L C
M l C g ain co n t ro l
.
•
.
.
.
12 o ' c lock
( t his is i n n e r knob to t h e rig h t o f
the M I C j ack)
PRO C swi t c h
. O F F (out )
( l e f t si de o f p a n e l , third f ro m l e f t )
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